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"My child! I am keen to see my son. I sent nine thousand men, but not a single person came back to report. I do not know how long I shall live. I want to see him once during my life. me my son"?
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Kalaudai "Deva! I hope to be able to fulfil your wishes, but please permit me to be initiated. "
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The king "My dear child! Whether you be initiated or not, you bring my son to me once.
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With the assignment from the king, Kālaudai set out. He arrived at Rajagṛha. Standing at one end of the assembly, he heard the sermon given by the Buddha. In the company of his men, he attained arhat-hood.
On the attainment of Enlightenment, the Buddha spent his first rainy season at Rsipattana (Saranatha). Then he came to Uruvela and stayed there for three months. There he acquired the three Jațila brothers with their fellow parivrajakas into his own order. Then with a family of 1000 monks, he arrived at Rajagṛha on the full-moon day of the month of Pausa. He lived there for two months. Since he departed from Varanasi, five months were over. It was seven or eight days since Sthavira Udai had arrived there.
On the full-moon day of the month of Phalguna, he thought,
"The winter is over. It is spring. The farmers have harvested the crop and so the way is free. The earth is covered with green grass, and the forest-strip is fully blossomed. The way is comfortable for movement. This is the most appropriate time for the Buddha to acquire converts from his own clan".
So he came to the Buddha and submitted,
"Bhante! At this time, it is neither very hot noi very cold. Food is not difficult to get: The earth is green with grass. It is a nice time for you to pay a visit to your own city".
